Survey of dogs from Vietnam for antibodies to visceralizing leishmania spp

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 767-

  Rosypal, Alexa C ^a   Hailemariam, Sarem ^b   Wekheye, Vitalis ^b   Huong, Lam Thi Thu ^c   Dubey, J P ^d   Lindsay, David S ^e   Tidwell, Richard R ^f  

^a JOHNSON C SMITH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SHAW UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONG LAM UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^e CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; CANID; HOST; LEISHMANIASIS; PROTOZOAN; RURAL AREA;

ARTICLE; DOG; NONHUMAN; VIET NAM; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BLOOD; DISEASE CARRIER; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; IMMUNOLOGY; LEISHMANIA; MALE; PARASITOLOGY;

VIET NAM;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC TECHNIQUES; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; RURAL HEALTH; VIETNAM;

EID: 73949119667     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-1828.1     Document Type: Article

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